Mothra

Mothra
Godzilla film series character
First appearance	Mothra (1961)
Last appearance	Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Created by	Shinichiro Nakamura Yoshie Hotta Takehiko Fukanaga
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Aliases	The Thing
Species	Giant moth

Shobijin
Godzilla film series character
First appearance	Mothra (1961)
Last appearance	Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Created by	Shinichiro Nakamura Yoshie Hotta Takehiko Fukanaga
Portrayed by	Emi Itō and Yumi Itō Yuko Okada and Yoko Okada Keiko Imamura and Sayaka Osawa Megumi Kobayashi and Sayaka Yamaguchi/Misato Tate Masami Nagasawa and Chihiro Otsuka
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Aliases	Cosmos Elias

Mothra (モスラ, Mosura^?) is a Kaijū that first appeared in Toho's 1961 film Mothra. Mothra has appeared in several Toho tokusatsu films, most often as a recurring character in the Godzilla franchise. She is typically portrayed as a colossal sentient caterpillar or moth, accompanied by two miniature humanoids speaking on her behalf. Unlike other Toho monsters, Mothra is a largely heroic character, having been variously portrayed as a protector of her own island culture, the earth, and Japan. Though identified as a kind of moth, the character's design is more evocative of a peacock butterfly, and has caddisfly-like mandibles rather than a proboscis. The character is often depicted hatching offspring (in some cases, twins) when approaching death, a nod to the Saṃsāra doctrine of numerous Indian religions.

Mothra is one of Toho’s most popular monsters, and second only to Godzilla in its total number of film appearances. Polls taken during the early 1990s indicated that Mothra was particularly popular among women, who were at the time the largest demographic among Japan's movie-going audience, a fact that prompted the filming of 1992's Godzilla vs. Mothra, which was the best-attended Toho film since King Kong vs. Godzilla.IGN listed Mothra as #3 on their "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list, while Complex listed the character as #7 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.

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